From Lili Pintauli's Alleged Ethical Violation, BUMN Including Pertamina Are Reminded Not To Give Gratuities To The KPK

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean (third from left) with members of the KPK Council / PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reminded State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) not to give gratuities to KPK leaders or employees. This warning was delivered after Lili Pintauli Siregar resigned from her position as Deputy Chair of the KPK.

Lili Pintauli resigned amid an investigation into the alleged receipt of accommodation and tickets for the Mandalika MotoGP. PT Pertamina (Persero) is said to be the giver.

"Our hope from the Supervisory Board is not to give anything to the leadership or to the Council or to the KPK. This is a problem," said Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean, chairman of the KPK council, at a press conference at the KPK ACLC building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Monday, July 11.

Tumpak reminded all KPK personnel to have high ethical standards. If SOEs usually give gratuities to other institutions, this should not be done to the anti-corruption commission.

"We need to convey it to BUMN, maybe if it is given to friends in other departments and so on, there might be no problem," he said.

"But at the KPK it is prohibited because there are ethics that forbid it. So this is our hope from the Supervisory Board. I think all employees know, all leaders know about this problem," he said.

Similarly, member of the KPK Council, Syamsuddin Haris, also touched on ethical standards at the KPK. He said this kind of acceptance violates the code of ethics and the KPK Supervisory Board which will handle it later.

"In the ministry, other institutions (gifts, red) actions are considered normal, but at the KPK it could be a violation of ethics. The task of the Council is to oversee it," said Syamsuddin.

Lili Pintauli was reported to the KPK Supervisory Board for allegedly receiving accommodation and tickets for the Mandalika MotoGP from PT Pertamina (Persero). In conducting the investigation, Tumpak et al have asked for information from various parties including the President Director of PT Pertamina (Persero).

However, this trial was declared void because the former Deputy Chairperson of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) resigned from his position. He submitted a letter on June 30 to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

After accepting Lili's resignation, Jokowi then issued Presidential Decree No. 71/P/2022 concerning the Dismissal of the KPK Leaders.